Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Lovejoy Township

Township

Location in Iroquois County

Iroquois County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 40°32′13″N 87°42′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.53694°N 87.70389°W﻿ / 40.53694; -87.70389
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Iroquois
Established| February 19, 1868
Area

• Total

| 34.69 sq mi (89.8 km2)
• Land| 34.69 sq mi (89.8 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 692 ft (211 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 388
• Density| 11.7/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60924, 60942, 60953, 60973

FIPS code| 17-075-44979

Lovejoy Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 406 and it contained 184 housing units.[2] Lovejoy Township was formed from a portion of Milford Township on February 19, 1868.

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.69 square miles (89.8 km2), all land.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Wellington

### Extinct towns

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* Alonzo at 40°34′00″N 87°43′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.566703°N 87.731139°W﻿ / 40.566703; -87.731139
* Hickman at 40°34′03″N 87°45′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.567536°N 87.764473°W﻿ / 40.567536; -87.764473

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Amity and Floral Hill.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 1

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 388| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11

## Political districts

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* Illinois' 16th congressional district
* State House District 105
* State Senate District 53

## References

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* "Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Places adjacent to Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

| Ash Grove Township | Milford Township | Stockland Township

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Fountain Creek Township |

Lovejoy Township

| Prairie Green Township
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Butler Township, Vermilion County |
| Grant Township, Vermilion County

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Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Watseka

Cities|

* Gilman
* Watseka

Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County

Villages|

* Ashkum
* Beaverville
* Buckley
* Chebanse‡
* Cissna Park
* Clifton
* Crescent City
* Danforth
* Donovan
* Iroquois
* Loda
* Martinton
* Milford
* Onarga
* Papineau
* Sheldon
* Thawville
* Wellington
* Woodland

Townships|

* Artesia
* Ash Grove
* Ashkum
* Beaver
* Beaverville
* Belmont
* Chebanse
* Concord
* Crescent
* Danforth
* Douglas
* Fountain Creek
* Iroquois
* Loda
* Lovejoy
* Martinton
* Middleport
* Milford
* Milks Grove
* Onarga
* Papineau
* Pigeon Grove
* Prairie Green
* Ridgeland
* Sheldon
* Stockland

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bryce
* Claytonville
* Delrey
* Eastburn
* Effner
* Fountain Creek
* Goodwine
* L'Erable
* La Hogue
* Pittwood
* Stockland

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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